A cherry blossom viewing party held here on March 30 was not a typical “hanami” event, given its theme of “avoiding death.” ...

Today, we make a knife in Japan. In the mountains of Kochi prefecture, I met a Japanese blacksmith and he was kind enough to ...

The South China Sea Trough is a highly active seismic zone located off the coast of western Japan. A major earthquake in this region could trigger catastrophic tsunamis, with Kuroshio Town being one ...

Japan-born Aldahoodi Mohammad Ziyad, who grew up in Palestine, is seen in the city of Kochi, on April 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Satoshi Kobayashi) KOCHI -- A 23-year-old man who was born in Japan and ...

Japan, a country well-acquainted with seismic activity, experiences roughly 1,500 earthquakes annually due to its location on ...

Kuroshio and Tosashimizu in Kochi Prefecture will be engulfed by a wave 34m (112ft) tall. As the waves break over the land, flooding of at least 30cm or deeper will cover roughly 444 square miles.

In October of last year, Yu celebrated the 15th anniversary of his debut. Billboard JAPAN talked to him about his hopes for ...

Japan is bracing for a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough, with experts warning of catastrophic tsunamis reaching over 100 feet. The impending disaster could result in 300,000 fatalities, ...

This was the first tally of such cases since ARI was designated as a Category V disease under the infectious diseases control ...

With less than two months to go until its release, the Nintendo Switch 2 has the global gaming community buzzing right now. That doesn’t mean the Switch 1 has become a relic of the past, though. As a ...

Aldahoodi Mohammad Ziyad was born in the western Japan city of Nankoku, Kochi Prefecture, in 2002 while his father studied at Kochi Medical School (now part of Kochi University), and obtained ...